the stylized dawn love song of Provençal troubadour literature
see also aubade
Word origin
Prov, dawn < ML < L albus, white
All related terms of 'Alba'
Alba Longa
a city of ancient Latium , southeast of modern Rome : the legendary birthplace of Romulus and Remus
terra alba
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Cetatea Albă
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Duke of Alba
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substantia alba
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milk leg
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